Description Agnes Grey is the debut novel of English author Anne Bront (writing under the pen name of Acton Bell), first published in December 1847, and republished in a second edition in 1850.
Like her sister Charlotte\'s novel.
Scholarship and comments by Anne\'s sister Charlotte Bront suggest the novel is largely based on Anne Bront \'s own experiences as a governess for five years.
The novel follows Agnes Grey, a governess, as she works within families of the English gentry.
Description Agnes Grey is the debut novel of English author Anne Bront (writing under the pen name of Acton Bell), first published in December 1847, and republished in a second edition in 1850